Defying the odds? Multiple disadvantage as a source of entrepreneurial action

IF 4.5 2区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Sundas Hussain, Natalia Vershinina, Charlotte Carey
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Abstract

Purpose

The link between entrepreneurial intention and positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship for established and nascent entrepreneurs has been well documented in the extant literature, with the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) viewing entrepreneurial intention as a pre-requisite for entrepreneurial pursuit. Whilst scholars generally agree on these insights, little empirical evidence exists on how marginalised social groups can convert their intentions into action. This study aims to understand to what extent the elements of TPB, the attitudes towards entrepreneurship, self-efficacy and subjective norms, help explain the emergence of entrepreneurial activity amongst marginalised demographic groups.

Design/methodology/approach

This research focuses on unemployed women residing in social housing located in a deprived urban area of the United Kingdom to empirically examine how multiple layers of disadvantage faced by this group shape their motivations and intentions for entrepreneurial pursuit. A multi-source qualitative methodology was adopted, drawing upon inductive storytelling narratives and extensive fieldwork on a sample of unemployed ethnic minority women residing in social housing in a deprived urban area of the United Kingdom. Community organisation representatives and housing association employees within the social housing system were included to assess the interpretive capacity of TPB.

Findings

The findings display that TPB illuminates why and how marginalised groups engage in entrepreneurship. Critically, women’s entrepreneurial intentions emerge as a result of their experiences of multiple layers of disadvantage, their positionality and the specificity of few resources they can activate from their disadvantageous position for entrepreneurial activity.

Originality/value

By illuminating the linkages between marginalised women’s positionality and their associated access to the limited pool of resources using the TPB lens, this study contributes to emerging works on disadvantaged populations and entrepreneurial intention-action debate. This work posits that despite facing significant additional challenges through their positionality and reduced ability to mobilise resources, women in social housing can defy the odds and develop ways to overcome limited capacity and structural disadvantage.

战胜困难?多重不利条件是创业行动的源泉
目的 已成形和新生创业者的创业意向与对创业的积极态度之间的联系已在现有文献中得到充分证 明,计划行为理论(TPB)将创业意向视为创业追求的先决条件。虽然学者们普遍认同这些观点,但关于边缘化社会群体如何将意愿转化为行动的经验证据却很少。本研究旨在了解 TPB 中的创业态度、自我效能感和主观规范等要素在多大程度上有助于解释边缘化人口群体中创业活动的兴起。本研究采用多源定性方法,利用归纳式故事叙述和广泛的实地调查,对居住在英国城市贫困地区社会住房中的少数民族失业妇女进行抽样调查。社区组织代表和社会住房系统内的住房协会雇员也参与了研究,以评估 "城市理论与实践 "的解释能力。 研究结果表明,"城市理论与实践 "揭示了边缘化群体参与创业的原因和方式。重要的是,妇女的创业意向是由于她们经历了多层次的不利处境、她们的弱势地位以及她们能从其弱势地位中激活用于创业活动的有限资源的特殊性而产生的。原创性/价值 通过使用 TPB 透视镜阐明边缘化妇女的弱势地位与她们获得有限资源之间的联系,本研究为有关弱势人群和创业意向-行动辩论的新兴著作做出了贡献。本研究认为,尽管社会住房中的妇女因其地位和调动资源的能力下降而面临巨大的额外挑战,但她们仍能不畏艰难,想方设法克服有限的能力和结构性劣势。
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CiteScore
10.20
自引率
16.40%
发文量
94
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR) has a unique focus on publishing original research related to the human and social dynamics of entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial management in small and growing organizations. The journal has an international perspective on entrepreneurship and publishes conceptual papers and empirical studies which bring together issues of interest to academic researchers and educators, policy-makers and practitioners worldwide.The editorial team encourages high-quality submissions which advance the study of human and behavioural dimensions of entrepreneurship and smaller organizations. Examples of topics which illustrate the scope of the journal are provided below. Topicality Nascent entrepreneurship and new venture creation Management development and learning in smaller businesses Enterprise and entrepreneurship education, learning and careers Entrepreneurial psychology and cognition Management and transition in smaller, growing and family-owned enterprises Corporate entrepreneurship and venturing Entrepreneurial teams, management and organizations Social, sustainable and informal entrepreneurship National and international policy, historical and cultural studies in entrepreneurship Gender, minority and ethnic entrepreneurship Innovative research methods and theoretical development in entrepreneurship Resourcing and managing innovation in entrepreneurial ventures.
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